133 civil society organizations worldwide, including The Ocean Foundation, called on the leadership of the INC working on a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, to provide greater transparency and access to CSOs and rightsholders ahead of the upcoming Ad-hoc Intersessional Open-ended Working Groups that will take in Bangkok, Thailand, in August, 2024.

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A pocket of oil inside a Japanese WWII shipwreck.
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Three Threats, Three Books

The Ocean Foundation has a new project that aims to bring awareness about the threats of bottom trawling, potentially polluting wrecks (PPWs) and deep seabed mining (DSM) to Underwater Cultural …

Bobbi-Jo Dobush speaks at the ISA meetings. Photo by IISD/ENB - Diego Noguera
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A Turning Tide in the July 2024 International Seabed Authority Negotiations

The 29th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) continued this month in Kingston, Jamaica, with Council and Assembly meetings. The Ocean Foundation’s Deep Sea Mining lead, Bobbi-Jo Dobush, and …

Solomon “Uncle Sol” Kaho‘ohalahala speaks at an event held by the Te Ipukarea Society on the importance of intangible heritage and Indigenous experiences with the ocean. Photo credit: Bobbi-Jo Dobush

Underwater Cultural Heritage at the International Seabed Authority (ISA)

The Ocean Foundation (TOF) has been involved with the conversation on Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) since the beginning — TOF’s expertise on physical UCH …